Ineos: Grenadier as a small truck
PRACTICAL Ineos now has the Grenadier in its range as a quartermaster with a loading area. The long-wheelbase pickup can transport a Euro pallet and offers a payload of 760 kilograms.
Although the Quartermaster has almost the same architecture as the Station Wagon as well as many similar components, its ladder frame is 305 millimeters longer. This increases the wheelbase to a total of 3227 millimeters and results in a large loading area that spreads out behind the rear seat wall with a length of 1564 millimeters and a width of 1619 millimeters. A standard Euro pallet with 1200 x 800 millimeters can therefore be loaded.
Diesel or as a gasoline engine
As in the closed station wagon model, the drive is provided by a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine from BMW, either as a 249-hp diesel or as a gasoline engine with 286 hp. Both variants are coupled with an eight-speed automatic from ZF, while selectable all-wheel drive, off-road reduction and differential locks ensure traction off-road.
The young automaker with production at the former Smart plant in Hambach is also planning a Grenadier Station Wagon with 400-volt fuel cell architecture from BMW. Brand boss Lynn Calder has at least already announced a battery-electric Grenadier.
Doubling of production
More than 5,000 vehicles have now rolled off the production line at the Hambach plant. By the end of the year, Ineos Automotive expects to have delivered over 15,000 vehicles. This will be achieved by introducing a second shift at the plant from next month, doubling the production rate.
Strong demand for accessories
The brand has seen strong demand for accessories, with a third of customers so far opting for a front winch, which is more suited to agricultural use, and another third opting for the tailgate table, which is more suitable for leisure activities.
Due to the design, which makes it relatively easy to carry out special superstructures, a large number of conversions have already been registered: including a prototype safari vehicle in South Africa, a police vehicle in Spain and an ambulance in France.
From next year, therefore, chassis-cab variants of the Grenadier will also be available specifically for bodybuilders.
